The European shipping industry welcomes the EU’s political commitment to a first pilot of the new Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) concept in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of West Africa, but cautions that the situation remains very precarious for European and international merchant vessels and more needs to be done urgently.
The shipping industry remains extremely concerned about the continued rise of armed attacks on merchant vessels in the Gulf of Guinea. Through the CMP concept...
Gulf of Guinea piracy incidents have reached new heights this year, reveals a security report by the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB). As per IMB’s report, crew kidnapping in the region accounted for 95% of the world’s crew kidnappings.
135 crew kidnappings happened all over the world in 2020. Of which the Gulf of Guinea alone had 95% share.
Appeal for Military Assistance
The report comes at a time when several countries have appealed to the Nigerian...
According to the Maritime Union Of India (MUI), the rising incidents of maritime piracy is a matter of great concern of two lakh Indian seafarers at the sea.
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, there have been around 26% increase in maritime piracy with the West Coast of Africa becoming the new hot spot.
MUI also raised its concern on the inability of some countries to control and offer support in stopping increasing piracy.
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Incident Overview
In a recent incident, three people have been kidnapped from a vessel. Pirates left the vessel at 05°09N – 003°29E (180/75NM off Lagos Nigeria) according to Dryad Global.
19 November 20 Update:
MDAT GoG has received an update regarding the last position of the boarded MT. The attackers are still on board. Local authorities continue to negotiate the release of the vessel and crew.
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Original Report:
Reporting indicates that Togo flagged bunkering...
In the Gulf of Guinea, as many as 19 seafarers have been abducted by pirates in two separate incidents as piracy surges in the area.
The first incident involved the cargo ship ZHEN HUA 7 it was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, 78 nautical miles northwest of the African island state of Sao Tome and Principe on November 13 at around 1500 UTC. This incident led to 14 Chinese sailors being kidnapped and one crew member was left wounded.
The second incident involved a general cargo ship from...
The cargo ship ZHEN HUA 7 was on its way to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea under the flag of Liberia, when it was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, 78 nautical miles northwest of the African island state of Sao Tome and Principe on November 13 at around 1500 UTC.
Out of the ship’s 27 crew members, 14 Chinese seafarers were kidnapped and one crew member was wounded, Italian Navy frigate team provided first aid and later took him to Sao Tome hospital in the frigate helicopter. Italian Navy...
Having collaborated over the last three years to produce global reports on the incidence of cargo theft, international freight transport insurer TT Club and BSI, the business improvement company, have once again come together to highlight risk; this time, specifically focusing in on South Africa. The report, entitled ‘Freight Crime in South African Supply Chains’ is made possible by fusing the threat and intelligence data and analysis from BSI’s Supply Chain Risk Exposure Evaluation Network...
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/south-africa-remains-a-top-hotspot-for-cargo-crime/
The number of incidents reported in the Philippines for the first nine months of 2020 has almost doubled compared to the entire year of 2019.
Following the increase of the number of incidents of sea robbery reported at Manila and Batangas anchorages/ports during Jan-Sep 2020, ReCAAP ISC today issued a Special Report on Incidents at anchorages/ports in the Philippines.
This Special Report is to alert the shipping industry on the increase of the number of the incidents, provides an insight of the...
7 Russian seafarers, captured by Nigerian pirates on the 17th of July, 2020 have reportedly been released. Owing to the joint efforts of Russian diplomats in Abuja, Nigerian officials and the representative of the owner of the ship, the abducted seafarers were rescued safely. They are currently located at the Port of Harcourt, the regional headquarters of the Nigerian navy.
As per a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the 7 released seafarers were a...
Within an interval of seven days, two incidents of armed robbery against ships occurred while they were berthed/anchored in Batangas, Philippines. In both incidents, the perpetrators demonstrated violence toward crew with a knife.
In the first incident on 14 Aug at 1000 hrs, the perpetrator entered the cabin of the general steward, threatened him by pointing a long knife at him and stole his personal belongings. The perpetrator left the ship immediately via the mooring lines in a small unmarked...